2020 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 73 - Farmland Protection Policy
Sec. 4208 - Limitations

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Citation 7 U.S.C. § 4208 (2020)
Section Name §4208. Limitations
Section Text

(a) This chapter does not authorize the Federal Government in any way to regulate the use of private or non-Federal land, or in any way affect the property rights of owners of such land.

(b) None of the provisions or other requirements of this chapter shall apply to the acquisition or use of farmland for national defense purposes during a national emergency.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, §1547, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1344; Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, §2502, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4066.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1990—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624 inserted before period at end "during a national emergency".

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section effective six months after Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1549 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4201 of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 73 - FARMLAND PROTECTION POLICY
Sec. 4208 - Limitations
Contains section 4208
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 95 Stat. 1344
104 Stat. 4066
Public Law References Public Law 97-98, Public Law 101-624
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